Hudácskó, BrigittaÁdám, Renáta2015-03-312015-03-312015-03-31http://hdl.handle.net/2437/208624In my thesis I observe how the attitude of society has changed from the Victorian period until today towards those who live with some kind of mental illness, especially with depression. I examine the changes and the general tendencies of different ages through the analysis of three works of literature: Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper," Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, and Ned Vizzini's It's Kind of a Funny Story.24enmental illnessVictorian periodsocietyThe Changing Attitude towards Mental Illness in Literature from the Victorian Period until TodaydiplomamunkaThe Analysis of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper," Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, and Ned Vizzini's It's Kind of a Funny StoryDEENK Témalista::Irodalomtudomány::Összehasonlító irodalomtudomány